大学英语泛读教程 第4册

Unit 1 College 1

Part Ⅰ Brainstorming 1

Part Ⅱ Reading 1

Text A A Letter from kai-fu Lee to His Daughter（Excerpt） 1

Text B The Graduates 5

Part Ⅲ Fun Time 10

Unit 2 Books 11

Part Ⅰ Brainstorming 11

Part Ⅱ Reading 11

Text A A Life without Books?Unimaginable! 11

Text B The Lost Art of Reading 15

Part Ⅲ Fun Time 19

Unit 3 Parenting 20

Part Ⅰ Brainstorming 20

Part Ⅱ Reading 20

Text A If I'm a Brat,It's Your Fault 20

Text B Tough Job Being a Parent 25

Part Ⅲ Fun Time 29

Unit 4 Psychology 30

Part Ⅰ Brainstorming 30

Part Ⅱ Reading 30

Text A How Color Affects Mood 30

Text B Smooth Your Moods 35

Part Ⅲ Fun Time 39

Unit 5 Principle 40

Part Ⅰ Brainstorming 40

Part Ⅱ Reading 40

Text A Every Man's Natural Desire to Be Somebody Else 40

Text B Taking a Stand 44

Part Ⅲ Fun Time 48

Unit 6 Culture 49

Part Ⅰ Brainstorming 49

Part Ⅱ Reading 49

Text A When East Meets West:Hidden Differences in Corporate Communication Styles 49

Text B Entertaining 54

Part Ⅲ Fun Time 58

Unit 7 Career 59

Part Ⅰ Brainstorming 59

Part Ⅱ Reading 59

Text A Before They Were Moguls，They Were Rejected 59

Text B In Tight Job Market,Some Teens Start Their Own Business 63

Part Ⅲ Fun Time 68

Unit 8 Environment 69

Part Ⅰ Brainstorming 69

Part Ⅱ Reading 69

Text A The Planet's Future:Climate Change"Will Cause Civilization to Collapse" 69

Text B The Future That Has Already Happened 74

Part Ⅲ Fun Time 79

Unit 9 Traffic Development 80

Part Ⅰ Brainstorming 80

Part Ⅱ Reading 80

Text A Why No One Walks 80

Text B Urban Growth and Cars:Chicken-and-egg Issue 85

Part Ⅲ Fun Time 90

Unit 10 Science and Technology 91

Part Ⅰ Brainstorming 91

Part Ⅱ Reading 91

Text A Cryonics:Death on Ice 91

Text B Your Next Computer 95

Part Ⅲ Fun Time 99

Unit 11 Money and Happiness 101

Part Ⅰ Brainstorming 101

Part Ⅱ Reading 101

Text A Happiness:a Buyer's Guide 101

Text B Want Less,Spend Less 106

Part Ⅲ Fun Time 110

Unit 12 Old Age 111

Part Ⅰ Brainstorming 111

Part Ⅱ Reading 111

Text A The Death of an Illusion 111

Text B The Dancing Grannies 116

Part Ⅲ Fun Time 119

Unit 13 Valentine's Day 120

Part Ⅰ Brainstorming 120

Part Ⅱ Reading 120

Text A Valentine's Day Around the World 120

Text B China's Valentine's Day Love Affair 126

Part Ⅲ Fun Time 131

Unit 14 Tourism 132

Part Ⅰ Brainstorming 132

Part Ⅱ Reading 132

Text A Stargazing（观星）：Scotland Prepares to Host Europe's First“Dark Sky Park” 132

Text B Paradise Found in Shangri-La 137

Part Ⅲ Fun Time 141

Unit 15 Celebrity 142

Part Ⅰ Brainstorming 142

Part Ⅱ Reading 142

Text A Touch of Magic 142

Text B How Former Presidents and Prime Ministers Made Their Money 147

Part Ⅲ Fun Time 152

Unit 16 The Unexpected 153

Part Ⅰ Brainstorming 153

Part Ⅱ Reading 153

Text A First Flight 153

Text B April Fool 158

Part Ⅲ Fun Time 162

Key to Exercises 163